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tsiun
ציונ
Often pronounced “Zion”, tsiun is normally taken to mean roughly equivalent to ishrael as a people group, or (perhaps?) symbolically as a place “mount Zion”
This term is not used prior to the monarchic period, thus it likely refers back in time to the post-Exodus period of wandering in the desert which likely occurred in the cin (Sinai) peninsula.
Despite similarities in pronunciation, most scholars consider “Zion” to be distinct from “Sinai”. Mount Zion is generally considered to be situated in Jerusalem, and is often referred to as the spiritual heart of the Jewish people. Historically, it was the site of the City of David and the First and Second Temples.
cini (Mount Sinai), on the other hand is traditionally located in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, though its true location is unknown. It is recognized as the place where Moses received the Ten Commandments from Ihoh.